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FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Washington, IN · January 2, 2007

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Date
January 2, 2007 · 13:00 local
Place
Washington, IN
Airport
Daviess County
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N678DC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07FA052
Reported as
Beech 58
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
975 total511 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N678DCRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2007 · Beech 58S/N TH-1517 · Built 1987Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) January 2, 2007 at approximately 13:00 local time, a Beech baron, BE-58, N678DC departed runway 36 at the Daviess County Airport on a part 91 flight to Ohio county airport in hartford, Kentucky. Purpose of the flight was to relocate the aircraft for maintenance and its annual inspection. Pilot contacted Daviess County UNICOM stating "I don't know what's the matter with this thing." Aircraft was seen attempting to return to Daviess County Airport, at a low altitude, IN a sharp left turn, striking a tree line while lined up with runway 36. Aircraft crashed into a field for unknown reasons approximately 1.5 miles south of the airport. No mechanical issues were determined. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the aircraft was destroyed on impact. The lone occupant/pilot was fatally injured. Last known regulatory flight was conducted on 09/08/1994, the date he received his private pilot amel rating. There is no evidence of a flight review since that date and no flight time recorded since July 14, 2006.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JANUARY 2, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 LOCAL TIME, A BEECH BARON, BE-58, N678DC DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT THE DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT ON A PART 91 FLIGHT TO OHIO COUNTY AIRPORT IN HARTFORD, KENTUCKY. PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE AND ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOT CONTACTED DAVIESS COUNTY UNICOM STATING "I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THIS THING." AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT, AT A LOW ALTITUDE, IN A SHARP LEFT TURN, STRIKING A TREE LINE WHILE LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 36. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE DETERMINED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE LONE OCCUPANT/PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. LAST KNOWN REGULATORY FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED ON 09/08/1994, THE DATE HE RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT AMEL RATING. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A FLIGHT REVIEW SINCE THAT DATE AND NO FLIGHT TIME RECORDED SINCE JULY 14, 2006.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07FA052Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWashington, INThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while attempting to return to the departure airport for undetermined reasons after takeoff. The intervening tree line was a contributing factor.Jan 2, 2007 · Destroyed